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Pull Me Under amp settings — Soldano SLO-100

The Dream Theater guitar tone for “Pull Me Under”, dialed in for a Soldano SLO-100 with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, Images and Words (1992) main rhythm riff

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ / TriAxis with 5-band graphic EQ into Mesa 4x12, Ibanez JPM/RG with DiMarzio pickups

Aggressive, tight progressive metal high-gain crunch with classic Mesa V-curve scooped mids

Amp settings — Soldano SLO-100

CHANNELOverdriveBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The SLO-100 naturally possesses thick, aggressive high-gain harmonic saturation with rich upper-mid bite. Because Petrucci used a Mesa Mark IIC+ with a post-gain graphic EQ 'V-curve' scoop around 750Hz, keep the SLO's Middle control dialed back to 4 while pushing Treble and Presence to emulate that sharp, laser-focused top-end attack without adding low-end flub.

PRO TIPAnchor your palm-muting right at the bridge saddle edge and use an ultra-stiff, sharp plectrum (like a Dunlop Jazz III) with aggressive downstrokes to nail the tight, percussive chug of the main riff.

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